If there’s one thing people around the world can agree on during one of the more tumultuous spans in modern history, it’s that our current situation, when attributed to an art form, is most similar to a horror novel. Whether it be zombies, Stephen King’s The Stand, or an amalgam of dystopic and apocalyptic tales, that would be a near-endless list.

So it makes sense that horror authors feel a certain kinship to the world’s pandemic, and horror readers—and readers in general—have a renewed hunger for distraction during times of great tragedy and personal stress. In a weird way, they’re finding comfort in scenarios that are similar to those they’ve read about, or concocted, many times. And given that the horror writing community is, relatively, a tight-knit group, it’s no surprise to find many authors have taken the initiative to release free content for readers who may be quarantined (self- or otherwise) during the coronavirus crisis.

For those readers, let the following list be a temporary guide to all the free (or greatly price-reduced) horror that’s currently available, brought to you by the charitable goodness of those with dark imaginations and big hearts.

(NOTE: All of these links and prices are active as of the minute of publication.)

Philip Fracassi

Philip Fracassi, an author and screenwriter, lives in Los Angeles, California.
His short stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, Dark Discoveries, Cemetery Dance, Lovecraft eZine, and Strange Aeons among others. He is the author of the award-winning story collection, Behold the Void.

I am a horror/fantasy author here in Los Angeles as well. I have 14 books available. If anyone would like a free pdf copy to read during this crisis please send me a message on instagram @morrisonprolific and I will email you some books the same day! We can all get through this together.